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                                                              EXHIBIT 99.906Cert

This certification is furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR
for the period ended October 31, 2004 of the Clough Global Allocation Fund (the
"Company").

I, Edmund J. Burke, the President of the Company, certify that:

       (i)    the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section
              13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange
              Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

       (ii)   the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in
              all material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic form of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.


Dated:        February 4, 2005


By:           /s/ Edmund J. Burke

              Edmund J. Burke

              President

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This certification is furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR
for the period ended October 31, 2004 of the Clough Global Allocation Fund (the
"Company").

I, Jeremy O. May, the Treasurer of the Company, certify that:

       (i)    the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section
              13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable of the Securities Exchange
              Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

       (ii)   the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in
              all material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic form of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.


Dated:        February 4, 2005


By:           /s/Jeremy O. May

              Jeremy O. May

              Treasurer